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Hello, my name is John B. Watson, and I'd like to ask you a question. Why are you the way you are? Is it genetics? Were you predisposed to become the person you are today? Or is it because of what has happened to you in your life so far? I would argue it is because of what has happened to you. Why do I not like any form of religion? Because of the rigorous training I was subjected to by my mother while being raised in South Carolina, same place I was born in on January 8th, 1878. Why was "Little Albert" afraid of furry, white animals? Because I conditioned him to be. (I will address this later, as it is my biggest contribution to behaviorism). I am the father of behaviorism, a belief that to understand human behavior, we need to look at behaviors, not their conscious.
Behaviorism still stands as an important concept in psychology today, and the famous "Little Albert" experiment is still widely discussed today.
My findings were based in research, most famously the "Little Albert" experiment, but some fail to recognize my academic career as well. It all starts when I was thirteen, when my father abandoned my mother and I. Many believed I was destined to be wild and unruly such as my father, but, I believe we control our behavior based on our circumstances, and I was not like him. I brought myself up and entered college at the age of 16, at Furman University. 5 years later I went onto the University of Chicago, already with a Masters degree. I was pursuing a PhD in philosophy and psychology, and in 1903 I recieved my PhD in psychology, and by 1908 I was the professor of experimental and comparative psychology, and remained their until 1920.
This link is to a website that is titled "Science Behaving Badly", and it outlines the history of Behaviorism, and includes the findings of not only John Watson, but also Pavlov, Skinner, and a few others.This is important to psychology, because, it puts in one place, all the major players in the realm of behavioral psychology. It shows how each researchers findings correlate with one another and how it may have guided and affected one anothers research.
Article Related to Behaviorism
Karmiloff-Smith, Annette. "Brain Scans Go Deep, But You Need Intuition For Light-Bulb Moments." Times Higher Education 2101 (2013): 28-29. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.
The connection to John Watson in this article is that his idea of behaviorism is explored. The article is about the potential of the human brain and our desire to understand the brain. It mentions Wilhelm Wundt, the father of psychology and John Watson. The purpose in doing so was to emphasize the need to use a "multidisciplinary approach", the need to take into account many theories and ideas, such as John Watson's behaviorism.
This is my PowerPoint presentation about John Watson. It gives background information on him and his major idea, behaviorism. It also touches on other theories and how it relates to behaviorism, namely BF Skinner and Ivan Pavlov. The video below is from the TV show "The Office", and demonstrates, in a different, more humorous way, classical conditioning from Pavlov.
Hello, my name is John B. Watson, and I'd like to ask you a question. Why are you the way you are? Is it genetics? Were you predisposed to become the person you are today? Or is it because of what has happened to you in your life so far? I would argue it is because of what has happened to you. Why do I not like any form of religion? Because of the rigorous training I was subjected to by my mother while being raised in South Carolina, same place I was born in on January 8th, 1878. Why was "Little Albert" afraid of furry, white animals? Because I conditioned him to be. (I will address this later, as it is my biggest contribution to behaviorism). I am the father of behaviorism, a belief that to understand human behavior, we need to look at behaviors, not their conscious.
Behaviorism still stands as an important concept in psychology today, and the famous "Little Albert" experiment is still widely discussed today.
My findings were based in research, most famously the "Little Albert" experiment, but some fail to recognize my academic career as well. It all starts when I was thirteen, when my father abandoned my mother and I. Many believed I was destined to be wild and unruly such as my father, but, I believe we control our behavior based on our circumstances, and I was not like him. I brought myself up and entered college at the age of 16, at Furman University. 5 years later I went onto the University of Chicago, already with a Masters degree. I was pursuing a PhD in philosophy and psychology, and in 1903 I recieved my PhD in psychology, and by 1908 I was the professor of experimental and comparative psychology, and remained their until 1920.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhwats.html
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/watson.htm
This is a picture of John B. Watson's book, "Behaviorism"
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This link is to a website that is titled "Science Behaving Badly", and it outlines the history of Behaviorism, and includes the findings of not only John Watson, but also Pavlov, Skinner, and a few others.This is important to psychology, because, it puts in one place, all the major players in the realm of behavioral psychology. It shows how each researchers findings correlate with one another and how it may have guided and affected one anothers research.
Article Related to Behaviorism
Karmiloff-Smith, Annette. "Brain Scans Go Deep, But You Need Intuition For Light-Bulb Moments." Times Higher Education 2101 (2013): 28-29. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.
The connection to John Watson in this article is that his idea of behaviorism is explored. The article is about the potential of the human brain and our desire to understand the brain. It mentions Wilhelm Wundt, the father of psychology and John Watson. The purpose in doing so was to emphasize the need to use a "multidisciplinary approach", the need to take into account many theories and ideas, such as John Watson's behaviorism.
This is my PowerPoint presentation about John Watson. It gives background information on him and his major idea, behaviorism. It also touches on other theories and how it relates to behaviorism, namely BF Skinner and Ivan Pavlov. The video below is from the TV show "The Office", and demonstrates, in a different, more humorous way, classical conditioning from Pavlov.